John Connolly > Quotes

“Bear Stearns kept two somewhat mysterious accounts for Trump. They were numbered only—no name was attached to them. A special code was required in order to call them up on the firm’s computers, and if an employee revealed them, he or she would be fired instantly. (Trump-trivia buffs: the account numbers are 049-50544-2-1 and 049-50549-2-6.)”
― John Connolly, How to Fool All of the People, All of the Time

“then Trump might not owe the banks $2 billion on which he has suspended interest”
― John Connolly, How to Fool All of the People, All of the Time

“He’d lie to you about what time of day it is—just for the practice.” And indeed, a close study of Trump’s actions over the past few years reveals a man addicted to deception, a man who invested like a fool, a man who shaved from deals and bled failing companies of cash so that he could live with absurd excess, a man who borrowed huge amounts from credulous banks and investors, a man who not only is not now a billionaire but never had $1 billion or $500 million or—very possibly—even $100 million and who has been strapped since 1987. Donald Trump is not just some cartoon character, a guy with a comb-over and a press agent and a board”
― John Connolly, How to Fool All of the People, All of the Time

“make”
― John Connolly, How to Fool All of the People, All of the Time

“Donald Trump in no sense owns Trump Tower. The condominiums that make up all but 19 floors of the building are owned, of course, by the people who bought the apartments. Trump owns only the retail space and his apartment and office.”
― John Connolly, How to Fool All of the People, All of the Time

“How Donald Trump Fooled the Media. Used the Media to Fool the Banks, Used the Banks to Fool the Bondholders and Used the Bondholders to Pay for the Yachts and Mansions and Mistresses”
― John Connolly, How to Fool All of the People, All of the Time